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ءثن

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to plants, specifically trees and their growth. It denotes areas where certain trees like the *talh* and *athal* grow, as well as the trees themselves. It can also refer to something deeply rooted or authentic.

Derived headwords

الأَثَنَةnoun
  1. 1.
    Place of growth for *talh* treesclassical

    A place where *talh* trees (a type of acacia) grow. It can also refer to a patch or clump of *talh* or *athal* trees.

أَثِينadjective
  1. 1.
    Authentic, originalclassical

    Describing something as original, deeply rooted, or authentic in its origin.

Parallel reading

الأثنة: منبت الطلح، وقيل: هي القطعة من الطلح والأثل.
Al-athana: the place where *talh* grows, and it was said: it is the patch of *talh* and *athal*.
هبطنا أثنة من طلح ومن أثل.
We descended into a place of *talh* and *athal* trees.
عيص من سدر، وأثنة من طلح، وسليل من سمر.
A thicket of *sidr* trees, a patch of *talh* trees, and a grove of *samar* trees.
ويقال للشيء الأصيل: أثين.
And the authentic thing is called *athin*.